Combined fastening device and fence-post.



G. OBENAUF. COMBINED FASTENING DEVICE AND FENGE POST. APPLIGATION FILEDIEB.B, 1911.

1,044,231 Patented Nov. 12,1912.

CHARLES OBENAUF, OF NORTH LIMA, OHIO.

COMBINED FASTENING DEVICE AND FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

Application filed February 8, 1911. .Serial no. 607,426.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES OBENAUF, a citizen of the United States,residing at North Lima, the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined FasteningDevices and Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is primarily designed to provide an eflicient andeconomical fastening device for concrete posts and the like, whereby thewire may easily be fastened or detached, as the case may be.

A further object is to provide an eccen tric member to quickly operatethe fastening means, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts, all as hereinaftermore fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the post to whichis applied the wire fencing; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the fencepost; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of the post; Figs. 4, 5and 6 are details of parts used in the construction of the present in-Vention.

Throughout the following description and on the several figures of thedrawings, similar parts are referred to by like reference characters.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a post which isprovided with apertures or openings through each of which the fasteningbolt 2 is inserted, said bolt having one terminal bent to form an eye 3for the purposes hereinafter described. The opposite terminal of thebolt 2 is provided with a transverse opening through which is adapted topass a retaining pin 6, adapted to retain a collar or ring member 4provided on its peripheral edge with a trunnion 5. On this trunnion 5 isrotatably mounted an eccentric member 7 which 1s adapted to bear oroperate against the post, as will readily be observed. The free terminalof the trunnion is riveted to keep the eccentric member fromdislodgment. The fence is applied to the post, after which the retainingrod 8 is inserted through the eyes 8, the upper terminal of saidretaining rod being bent and slidably engaged under the locking member9, which latter is con structed of resilient material and affordssufiicient friction to prevent the said termi- .nal from displacement.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that upon throwing the eccentricmember 7 to its operative position, as illustrated in Figs- 2 and 3, therod 8 is drawn against the post, thereby clamping the fence to saidpost.

When the clamping members exert a pull upon the vertical rod 8 wherebyto clamp the fence to the post, said clamping members produce frictionwhere the rod 8 passes through the former sufliciently to preventaccidental dislodgment of said rod from under the locking member 9.

Having thus fully described my invention, what is claimed as new is 1.In combination with a fence post formed with a plurality of apertures,and fence wires, a retaining rod arranged longitudinally of said fencepost for holding said fence wires in engagement with said post, aplurality of fastening elements passing through said apertures, each ofwhich is provided at one extremity thereof with means to engage saidretaining rod, a collar mounted near the opposite extremity of each ofsaid fastening elements, a trunnion provided on each of said collars,and an eccentric member rotatably mounted on each of said trunnionsadapted to bear against said post and cause said retaining rod to forcethe fence wires closely against said fence post.

2. In combination with a fence post formed with a plurality ofapertures, and fence wires, a retaining rod arranged longitudinally ofsaid fence post for holding said fence wires in engagement with saidpost a plurality of pins passing through said apertures, each of whichhas one of its terminals located outside one side of said post and bentto form an eye through which said retaining rod passes, a collar mountednear the opposite extremity of each of said pins at a position outsidethe opposite side of said post, a trunnion provided on each of saidcollars, an eccentric member rotatably mounted on each of said trunnionsadapted to bear against the adjacent side of said post to cause saidretaining rod to force the fence wires closely against said fence post,and means on each of said pins to retain said collars in place.

3. In combination, a fence post, fence wires, a spring locking membermounted on said post, a retaining rod for holding said fence wires inengagement with said post, said rod having its upper terminal deflectedto slidably engage said locking member whereby the rod is held againstvertical displacement, said post being provided with transverselydisposed apertures, a plurality of fastening elements passing throughsaid apertures, said fastening elements being provided with means forengaging said retaining rod, and an eccentric member pivotally mountedon each of said fastening elements adapted to bear against said post andcause said retaining rod to force the fence wires closely against saidfence post.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES OBENAUF. Witnesses:

ARCHIE WUNDERLIN, L. F. OBENAUF.

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